FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18MO1 Feature 7 |
| Feature Notes: |
Bell-shaped pit. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
Native American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
MO145 |
| No of Artifacts: |
1216 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Storage/trash pit |
| Feature Date: |
Late Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
510 +/- 50 BP, AD 1440 |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
510 +/- 50 BP, AD 1440 |
| Ceramic Vessels?: |
No |
| Ceramic Vessel Notes: |
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| Glass Vessels?: |
No |
| Glass Vessel Notes: |
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| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: |
No |
| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes: |
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| Soil Screen Size: |
screened, size unknown |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18MO1 |
| County: |
Montgomery |
| Site Name: |
Hughes Site |
| Brief Description: |
Late Woodland village and burials; Late Archaic and Early & Middle Woodland smaller component |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Amateur archaeologist Nicholas Yinger heavily excavated this site in the 1930s. His focus was graves and other types of features were mostly ignored. Archaeologist Richard Stearns gained permission to observe and record some of Yinger's excavations. Much information was lost due to Yinger's lack of professional methodology. He also only retained artifacts that interested him. He excavated and described 73 burials, the only features for which he kept relatively good records. These burials are included as a whole in this database and are curated at the Smithsonian.
1960s excavations by the ASM SW chapter appear to have been limited, though few records have been located.
Professional excavations by American University in the 1990s identified 76 features, not including post molds. Some 374 post molds were identified and excavated. Many apparantly represent multiple phases of a palisade wall surrounding the village.
2006 excavations by ASM are written up in MO 254. MO252, a short preliminary report was also used to identify and describe excavated features. An additional 28 post molds were identified and excavated in 2006. Though 6 additional features were identified (Features 77-82), only 4 were excavated. An artifact catalog in MO 254 only includes counts for feature 80. |
| Site Date: |
Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Multi-component; Prehistoric Burial Area; Village |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
MO145 |
| Author: |
Jirikowic, Christine A. |
| Date: |
1995 |
| Title: |
Archeological Investigations at Melwood Park Plantation (18PR225) Prince Georges County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
2 vols. Ph.D. dissertation, American University. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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